CRATER LAKE 1971 - A Mystery To Solve

This was a photo taken at Crater Lake in the summer of 1971. The photo was shot as a "postcard-type" beauty shot, which makes the next thing part of the puzzle: the photographer [and friends] saw nothing of the sort next to the pine tree while photographing. This then is one of those "where the heck did THAT come from?" photos.

Just so everyone starts at the same place with any speculations: Both the photographer and the correspondent looked closely at the negative and can see nothing funky there. Supporting the not-a-problem-with-the-negative position is the striking fact that the "object" shows, pretty clearly that it is right next to the tree and has the tree's shadow marked on it.

So, at first glance, we have a rather large object, which no one saw, nevertheless photographed, which does not seem to be a camera or film problem, but rather existent in the outside world.

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Pretty cool looking image.

The object is not spherical. That would lead me to believe it's a water droplet and the 'design' you see on the surface is a refraction.

Disclaimer: I am nowhere near an expert in imagery analysis.

ETA: Just back from reviewing the comments/analysis from the source site. Was that 'our' Kandinsky? LOL

originally posted by: Snarl
Pretty cool looking image.

The object is not spherical. That would lead me to believe it's a water droplet and the 'design' you see on the surface is a refraction.

Disclaimer: I am nowhere near an expert in imagery analysis.

ETA: Just back from reviewing the comments/analysis from the source site. Was that 'our' Kandinsky? LOL

yes it is our Kadinsky .. She is pretty famous in the world's UFO circuit

a reply to: milomilo
That has to be one of the worst claimed UFO photos ever. I'm no expert at developing film during the 70's, but, obviously something went wrong with the developing of that photograph. You can see what appears to be a reflection in the water when it's turned counter-clockwise. You also see tears at the upper portion of the circle and what looks like a partial fingerprint on the lower right:

It's more of a reflection to me - you can see that the light patches go with the gaps between the two trees. You can see the reflection of the rock in the lower front. And you can see a reflection of the photographer as well.

I'd go with a crinkled aluminum foil balloon.

I'd have to agree with the idea that this is a water drop on the lens

hmm...

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Deja vu

a reply to: milomilo

looks like a water droplet. You can see the trees through it.

ETA: I plan on going to crater lake in the next few years.

personally i think while this is UNIDENTIFIED and seems like a FLYING OBJECT , it is not what commonly can be categorized as a 'UFO'..

i think this is some kind camera / film anomaly ...

just my opinion

It looks like someone froze a water-balloon, then took the balloon off the sphere of ice, threw it in the air and took a photograph of it.

I'd go with water droplet on the lens.

Is there anything in the photo that suggests the "UFO" is casting a shadow?

is it possible for a water droplet to cause an anomaly in single frame of negative and not in the subsequent frames ? maybe a defect in negative processing more likely

originally posted by: milomilo
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Supporting the not-a-problem-with-the-negative position is the striking fact that the "object" shows, pretty clearly that it is right next to the tree and has the tree's shadow marked on it.

So, at first glance, we have a rather large object, which no one saw, nevertheless photographed, which does not seem to be a camera or film problem, but rather existent in the outside world.

Michael Swords

"Supporting the not-a-problem-with-the-negative position is the striking fact that the "object" shows, pretty clearly that it is right next to the tree and has the tree's shadow marked on it."

The shadow falling on the tree bothers me. The shadow would be correct if the light source was at the same plane as the camera, to the right. Look at the shadows of the rocks in center bottom and you can see that the light source is up and behind the rocks.